Meeting Agenda
1. OPENING / CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. STANDING APPROVAL ITEMS
3.1. Acceptance of Agenda
3.2. Approval of Minutes
3.3. Donations
4. PROCLAMATIONS
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
6. RECOGNITIONS / PRESENTATIONS / REPORTS
6.1. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
6.2. Student Representatives to the Board
6.3. Royal Oak Education Center Redesign
7. COMMUNICATIONS
8. *CONSENT AGENDA (Personnel / Instruction / Business)
8.1. *Payment of Expenses
9. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION / ACTION
9.1. Superintendent
9.1.1. First Reading of Revised/Replaced and/or Recommended Policies & Guidelines
9.1.2. MASB Voting Delegate
9.2. Curriculum & Instruction
9.3. Finance/Facilities and Bond
9.4. Staff and Student Services 
9.4.1. Personnel Changes
9.4.2. Unclassified Employee Contracts
10. PUBLIC COMMENT (same rules apply)
11. BOARD COMMENTS / LIAISON REPORT
12. ADJOURNMENT  (approval by consensus)  
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Meeting: August 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting
Subject:
1. OPENING / CALL TO ORDER
Subject:
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Subject:
3. STANDING APPROVAL ITEMS
Subject:
3.1. Acceptance of Agenda
Description:

The President asks for approval of the agenda.  Are there any additions or deletions?  

"The agenda is approved as presented."
OR
"The agenda is approved with the following additions/deletions"  by Consensus.  
Subject:
3.2. Approval of Minutes
Description:

Recommendation: 

Resolved that the Royal Oak Schools Board of Education approves the following minutes:
Subject:
3.3. Donations
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4. PROCLAMATIONS
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5. PUBLIC COMMENT
Description:

If you would like to make a Public Comment:
  • A person may address the Board on an agenda or non-agenda item by completing a note card located inside the Board Room and place the card in the basket prior to the citizen public comment period.  
  • Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes.  If you need more time you are offered a second opportunity to address the Board at the end of the meeting with an additional three (3) minutes. 
  • Please address the Board as a whole and not individually.
  • Public comment is not intended for the exchange of dialogue. This is a time for members of the public to express their views.   We are paying attention to your comments and appreciate them; however, school board members do not respond to public comment during the meeting.  
  • Questions that arise from public comment shall be referred to the superintendent, or their designee, for review, study and possible future response.
  • Thank you in advance for your cooperation.  
Subject:
6. RECOGNITIONS / PRESENTATIONS / REPORTS
Subject:
6.1. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Presenter:
Ashley Phillips
Subject:
6.2. Student Representatives to the Board
Presenter:
Leilani Hamilton and Grace Hatton
Subject:
6.3. Royal Oak Education Center Redesign
Presenter:
John Tafelski
Subject:
7. COMMUNICATIONS
Presenter:
Board of Education Secretary
Subject:
8. *CONSENT AGENDA (Personnel / Instruction / Business)
Description:
The consent agenda generally consists of routine matters as well as items we have covered during this meeting or another board or committee meeting. All items are documented in the minutes, which are published following the meeting at which they were approved. All of our committee and board meetings are open to the public and public comment is an item on each agenda. We invite members of the public to join our committees. 
Subject:
8.1. *Payment of Expenses
Description:
Recommendation:

Resolved that the Royal Oak Schools Board of Education hereby approves expenditures as processed in the amount of $7,547,456.91 for the period of July 1, 2025, through July 31, 2025. 
Subject:
9. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION / ACTION
Subject:
9.1. Superintendent
Presenter:
John Tafelski
Subject:
9.1.1. First Reading of Revised/Replaced and/or Recommended Policies & Guidelines
Description:
Recommendation:

Resolved, that the Royal Oak Schools Board of Education approves a first reading of the policies and administrative guidelines being revised, replaced and/or recommended as presented.
Subject:
9.1.2. MASB Voting Delegate
Description:
Recommendation:

Resolved, that Royal Oak Schools Board of Education names _________ as Royal Oak Schools' voting delegate at the MASB 2025 Delegate Assembly.
Subject:
9.2. Curriculum & Instruction
Presenter:
Joe Youanes
Subject:
9.3. Finance/Facilities and Bond
Presenter:
Kathy Abela
Subject:
9.4. Staff and Student Services 
Presenter:
Patrick Wolynski
Subject:
9.4.1. Personnel Changes
Subject:
9.4.2. Unclassified Employee Contracts
Subject:
10. PUBLIC COMMENT (same rules apply)
Subject:
11. BOARD COMMENTS / LIAISON REPORT
Description:

Committee Reports:
City-School Liaison, Tim Ciechorski
Communications, Deb Anderson
Policy, Lauren Jaskinski

Upcoming Events:
August 18, Staff Personal Development @ 1:00pm
August 20, District Kickoff @ 7:30am
August 26, Royal Oak Foundation Meeting @ 7:00pm
August 28, Family Welcome Back Night @ 4:00pm
September 1, Labor Day
September 4, Coffee with the Super @ 9:00am (National Coney Island)
September 4, Finance and Facilities Meeting @ 6:00pm
September 11, Royal Oak Inter Club Council @ 9:00am
September 11, Meet and Greet with Dr. Tafelski @ 5:30pm
September 11, School Board Meeting @ 6:30pm
Subject:
12. ADJOURNMENT  (approval by consensus)  

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